Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
“Manhanset Chapel, also known as Mechanics' Hall, is a historic nondenominational chapel at 24 N. Ferry Road in Shelter Island, Suffolk County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Manhanset Chapel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 338 National Register listings published here for Suffolk County · listed in 1997 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 91 fires within 5 miles of Manhanset Chapel between 2000 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 2 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James Havens Homestead | 0.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Shelter Island Windmill | 0.6 miles | 1978 |
 | Sylvester Manor | 0.9 miles | 2015 |
 | Shelter Island Country Club | 1.4 miles | 2009 |
 | Smith-Ransome Japanese Bridge | 1.5 miles | 2018 |
 | Shelter Island Heights Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000979 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Suffolk County | All 338 listed properties in this county. |
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